c++c++17movemove-semanticsstdany

Cannot move std::any

The following code

using vptr = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<int>>;
auto m = std::unordered_map<int, std::any>{};
m.try_emplace(0, move(vptr{}));

Fails to compile, complaining about using of deleted copy constructor of unique_ptr. After replacing std::any with vptr in template argument this code compiles, so the issue is clearly with any

How can I force std::any to be moved instead of copied?

Solution

  • The problem is not moving std::any, it's that std::any itself does not support move-only types (std::unique_ptr for example)

    as per cppreference

    template< class ValueType >
any( ValueType&& value );

    Constructs an object with initial content an object of type std::decay_t< ValueType>, direct-initialized from std::forward< ValueType>(value). If std::is_copy_constructible< std::decay_t< ValueType>>::value is false, the program is ill-formed

    You can check that is_copy_constructible ... is false with a static_assert, see on coliru

    Easiest workaround I can think of is to use shared_ptr instead and still call the std::move.